James "Jim" A. Lafer Jr., 80, former native of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, passed away peacefully March 22, 2015, at home. Jim realized his dream of a cabin in the mountains of Western North Carolina and resided in Fines Creek for more than 20 years in the Panther Creek Community.
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Margaret R. Murray FREMONT: Margaret R. Murray, 85 of Fremont, OH and formerly of Elmore, OH died Saturday, March 21, 2015. She was born July 7, 1929 in Detroit, MI to the late William H. and Lucille Harris.
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For 24 years, a stone marker has stood along U.S. 80 in Alabama's Lowndes County, near the spot where Viola Gregg Liuzzo was fatally shot by Klansmen while shuttling demonstrators after the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. But in Liuzzo's hometown of Detroit, such public recognition is scarce.
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Born with a mental disability, Oscar Edwards, 68, of Detroit, has the mind of a child, says his 38-year-old niece, Faatima Evans. He lives a simple life, most of it spent in a recliner where he also sleeps since the roof of the home where he grew up caved in during the heavy rains that caused flooding throughout Detroit last September, said Evans The home is in disarray and needs major repairs -- plumbing, wiring, new drywall and floors -- Evans says.
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Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night performs at Chene Park Amphitheater on August 8, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Three Dog Night star Jimmy Greenspoon has died five months after asking fans to help fund his medical expenses for a battle with metastatic melanoma.
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Jon Scott Johnson, 53, Anderson, died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at his home following an extended battle with cancer. He was born on Jan. 30, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan, to Walter and Annalue Johnson.
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Rittmueller Middle School in Frankenmuth is honoring the memory of a 13-year-old student who collapsed at school in late January and later died. During the month of March, the middle school is remembering Camden A. Blanford by collecting aluminum-can tabs in a "Tabs for Camden" fundraiser.
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Phillip Arthur Stinson, of Reed City, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at Spectrum Health-Reed City Hospital. He was 72. He was born December 27, 1942, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Clifford and Evelyn Stinson.
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She was born on October 10, 1926, in Cadillac, to Carrol H. "Chet" and Annetta S. Racey, and they preceded her in death. Mrs. Beck had been employed at Scotty's Caf, the Northwood Hotel and Wexford Caf in Cadillac and later at Comerica Bank, Inc. in Detroit for 13 and a half years, retiring on December 7, 1990.
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Elnor Eve Wetherell, better known as Granny, passed away at her home in Cadillac on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. She was the fourth child of Harold William and Lennah Coffel, born August 22, 1942, in Cadillac, Michigan.
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Elnor Eve Wetherell, better known as Granny, passed away at her home in Cadillac on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. She was the fourth child of Harold William and Lennah Coffel, born August 22, 1942, in Cadillac, Michigan.
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Myra D. Lucki GENOA: Myra D. Lucki, age 96, formerly of Woodville, OH, most recently of Genoa, OH, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Genoa Care Center, Genoa, OH. She was born on March 4, 1918 in Detroit, MI to Edgar and Dora Best.
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